They say, when life gives you lemon, make a lemonade. As I get more mature and more aware of life that saying resonates more deeply. That whatever life throws at you you gotta su** it up and make the most of it. You just gotta live through pain, joy and disappointments. That's what make us feel more alive. You won't know the true meaning of joy when you didn't experience pain and vice versa..
But it's a different kind of pain when you lost a sibling. How much more a mother losing a son..
Saying goodbye is hard. But choosing to remember the good memories and the importance that our brother knows how loved he is lessen the sadness we feel.
Last two nights of my brothers wake, remembering the good old times with cousins.